Keralam govt transfers 36 IAS officers

The Keralam govt on Friday transferred 36 IAS officers. Those affected in the reshuffle include Sriram V (KL 2013), Director, Agriculture Development and Farmers Welfare Department who has been transferred as Joint Secretary and Officer on Special Duty, Forest and Wildlife Department. He will also hold the full additional charge of Joint Secretary and OSFD, Skill and Cashew Development Department.

Other officers affected in the reshuffle are- Renu Raj (KL 2015), Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department has been entrusted with the full additional charge of State Mission Director, National Health Mission, Project Director, e-Health and Managing Director, State Health Agency. She has been relieved from the posts of Managing Director, Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd and Managing Director, Kerala Health Research and Welfare Society.

Inbasekar K (KL 2015), Director, Cultural Affairs Department to Director, State Lotteries. The officer will continue to hold the full additional charge of Director, Cultural Affairs.

V. Vigneshwari (KL 2015), Director, Women and Child Development Department will hold the full additional charge of Commissioner, Disaster Management, in addition to the existing additional charge.

Vinod V R (KL 2015), Additional Secretary, Public Works Department, will hold the full additional charge of Project Director, Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP), in addition to the existing additional charge.

Arun K Vijayan (KL 2016), Director, Industries Department is transferred and posted as Director of General Education. He will hold the full additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Education Rejuvenation Mission.

Snehil Kumar Singh (KL 2016), Director of General Education, is transferred and posted as Director, Industries & Commerce Department. He will also hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) and Managing Director, Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited (KSITIL).

Priyanka G (KL 2017), District Collector, Ernakulam, will also hold the full additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority, in addition to her existing additional charge.

Anju K S (KL 2017), Director, State Lotteries is transferred and posted as District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram. He will also hold the full additional charge of Chairperson, Monitoring Committee constituted for resolving rehabilitation issues in connection with Vizhinjam Port Project.

Arjun Pandian (KL 2017), District Collector, Kasargod, is transferred and posted as Director, Agriculture Development and Farmers Welfare Department. He will also hold the full additional charges of Additional Project Director, KERA, Registrar, Co-operative Societies, and Director, Co-operative Audit.

Anu Kumari (KL 2018), District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram is transferred and posted as Special Commissioner, GST.

Sikha Surendran (KL 2018), District Collector, Thrissur, will hold the full additional charge of Director General, Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), in addition to the existing additional charge.

Chelsasini V (KL 2019), Director, Fisheries Department, is transferred and posted as District Collector, Wayanad.

Sreedhanya Suresh (KL 2019), Commissioner, Food Safety is transferred and posted as District Collector, Kasargod.

D. Dharmalashri (KL 2019), Joint Secretary, Local Self Government Department, will hold the full additional charge of Executive Director, Suchitwa Mission, in addition to her existing additional charges.

Binu Francis (KL 2019), Joint Managing Director, Kerala Water Authority is transferred and posted as Director, Scheduled Tribes Development Department. He is relieved from all his existing additional charges.

Harikumar K (KL 2019), Director, Mining and Geology is transferred and posted as Commissioner, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and will hold the full additional charge of Director, Coir Development Department.

Arun S Nair (KL 2020), Director, Social Justice Department, will hold the full additional charge of Executive Director, Kerala Social Security Mission and Director, Elderly Welfare. The officer stands relieved from the post of Chief Executive Officer, Cochin Smart Mission Ltd, and Chief Executive Officer, Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority.

Safna Nazarudeen (KL 2020), Labour Commissioner will hold the full charge of Director of Employment and Training and the officer stands relieved from the post of Joint Commissioner, Land Revenue.

Sachin Kumar Yadav (KL 2020), Deputy Secretary, Finance Department is transferred and posted as Director, Kerala State IT Mission, will hold the additional charge of Director, Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre, Chief Executive Officer, Technopark, and Managing Director, Kerala Fibre Optic Network Limited (KFON)). The officer stands relieved from all his existing charges.

Sandip Kumar (KL 2020), Director, Kerala State IT Mission, is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Finance Department with full additional charges of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Rebuild Kerala Initiative and Officer on Special Duty, GA (AIS) Department.

Mohammed Shafiq (KL 2020), Additional Commissioner, Kerala State Goods and Services Tax Department is transferred and posted as Officer on Special Duty and Joint Secretary, Revenue with full additional charge of Director, Programme Implementation, Evaluation and Monitoring Department.

Anu S Nair (KL 2020), State Mission Director, National Health Mission is transferred and posted as Commissioner, Food Safety and will hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala State Medical Services Corporation Limited, Managing Director, Kerala Health Research and Welfare Society. The officer stands relieved from the charges of State Mission Director, National Health Mission, Project Director, eHealth, and Executive Director, State Health Agency.

Rejil M C (KL 2020), Director of Sports and Youth Affairs Department is transferred and posted as Joint Commissioner, Land Revenue, and will hold the full additional charges of Director, Institute of Land and Disaster Management (ILDM) and Secretary, Land Board.

Sabin Sameed (KL 2020), Secretary, Land Board is transferred and posted as Director, Information and Public Relations Department, and will hold the full additional charges of Managing Director, Kerala State Backward Classes Development Corporation and The officer shall relieved from all other charges.

Mithun Premraj (KL 2021), Director, Scheduled Tribes Development Department is transferred and posted as Director, Mining and Geology Department, and hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala state Mineral Development Corporation Limited (KEMDEL) and Member Secretary, Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC).

Misal Sagar Bharat (KL 2021), Project Director, Kerala State Transport Project is transferred and posted as Director, Fisheries Department.

Sameer Kishan (KL 2021), Deputy Secretary and Officer on Special Duty, Industries Department is transferred and posted as Director, Collegiate Education, and Commissioner, Entrance Examinations.

Jayakrishnan V M (KL 2021), Managing Director, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, will hold the full additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Kochi Smart City Limited and Managing Director, Construction Corporation of Kerala.

Dilip K Kainikkara (KL 2022), waiting for posting, is posted as Additional District Magistrate, Sabarimala against the ex-cadre post created as per para 1 above, in connection with the Mandala Makaravilakku Season 2026-2027, by invoking section 20 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code 1973. The officer will have the responsibility the activities ill have the full responsibility to coordinate the activities of all the Government Departments and agencies situated in Sabarimala, Pampa and Nilakkal in connection with Mandala Makaravilakku Season 2026-2027.

Alfred OV (KL 2022),waiting for posting, is posted as Deputy Secretary, Elderly Welfare Department, and will hold the full additional charge of Joint Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Board, and Nodal Officer, Mission Samudra.

Akhil V Menon (KL 2022), waiting for posting, is posted as Director, Sports & Youth Affairs and will hold the full additional charge of Secretary, Kerala State Sports Council, and Director, Kerala Youth Leadership Academy.

Sumit Kumar Thakur (KL 2022), is posted as Additional Director (General), Tourism, and will hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (KTDC).

Grandhe Saikrishna (KL 2023), Sub Collector, Fort Kochi, will hold the full additional charge of MD, Vytilla Mobility Hub and 

.Archana P P IAS ( KL 2024), Sub Collector, Kanhangad is transferred and posted as Sub Collector, Vadakara.